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Kevin Hart and Josh Gad might be two great comedians that go great together, but there's little evidence of it on display in The Wedding Ringer.
All Critics (106) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (77)
Principally concerned with the indignities wrought on schlubby Josh Gad's gonads by, among other elements, chilli and hungry dogs. Feb 19, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Principally concerned with the indignities wrought on schlubby Josh Gad's gonads by, among other elements, chilli and hungry dogs.
Mike McCahill
The plot's old, the title's borrowed and the jokes are blue - but there's nothing remotely new in this wearying bromantic comedy. Feb 16, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The plot's old, the title's borrowed and the jokes are blue - but there's nothing remotely new in this wearying bromantic comedy.
Tom Huddleston
Screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender don't even try to make the premise seem plausible; rather, they use it as a springboard for screwball complications and verbal humor. Jan 23, 2015 | Full Review…
Screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender don't even try to make the premise seem plausible; rather, they use it as a springboard for screwball complications and verbal humor.
Ben Sachs
When the writers run out of ideas, they settle for desperate bad taste: a scene with a dog at a bachelor party is probably the kinkiest thing in any Hollywood comedy since Adam Sandler's That's My Boy mounted a qualified defence of paedophilia. Jan 22, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
When the writers run out of ideas, they settle for desperate bad taste: a scene with a dog at a bachelor party is probably the kinkiest thing in any Hollywood comedy since Adam Sandler's That's My Boy mounted a qualified defence of paedophilia.
Jake Wilson
What saves the film are its two leads, who aren't afraid to show their sensitive sides -- along with other parts of themselves. Jan 19, 2015 | Full Review…
What saves the film are its two leads, who aren't afraid to show their sensitive sides -- along with other parts of themselves.
Rafer Guzman
The Wedding Ringer feels spat out for people who love Katherine Heigl movies but wish that Eddie Murphy were in her role instead. Jan 16, 2015 | Full Review…
The Wedding Ringer feels spat out for people who love Katherine Heigl movies but wish that Eddie Murphy were in her role instead.
Wesley Morris
Hart's manic comic style is actually a good mix with Gad's uptight Doug, but the chemistry never quite clicks largely because Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender's script constantly aims for the lowest denominator possible. Jan 23, 2019 | Full Review…
Hart's manic comic style is actually a good mix with Gad's uptight Doug, but the chemistry never quite clicks largely because Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender's script constantly aims for the lowest denominator possible.
Micheal Compton
There are a couple laugh-out-loud moments, but it is impossible to overlook the absurdity of the story, and the utter lack of chemistry all around. Nov 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…
There are a couple laugh-out-loud moments, but it is impossible to overlook the absurdity of the story, and the utter lack of chemistry all around.
Debbie Baldwin
From start to finish, this sub-par goof-fest is cobbled together from second-hand ideas and third-rate gags. May 11, 2018 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
From start to finish, this sub-par goof-fest is cobbled together from second-hand ideas and third-rate gags.
Leigh Paatsch
Too often falls back on poorly implemented hit or miss crude humor Dec 2, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Too often falls back on poorly implemented hit or miss crude humor
Robert Kojder
This group of utterly unfunny, un-pretty groomsmen-weirdos is truly a sight to exorcise out of your mind immediately. Nov 8, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
This group of utterly unfunny, un-pretty groomsmen-weirdos is truly a sight to exorcise out of your mind immediately.
Tay Yek Keak
It's not an awful movie, but neither is it memorable: you're likely to have forgotten it by the time the next Kevin Hart film hits theaters next month. Oct 17, 2017 | Full Review…
It's not an awful movie, but neither is it memorable: you're likely to have forgotten it by the time the next Kevin Hart film hits theaters next month.
M. Faust
Wasn't awful, but the cast didn't do much for me and the storyline was pretty predictable. I don't know, I'm not mad keen on weddings and movies about them (with very few exceptions), so maybe it would appeal more to others. Okay for a free watch on tv. I didn't really laugh at anything and a few things were mildly offensive but I guess I've seen worse comedies.
Super Reviewer
Predictable yet entertaining.
So much party and bullshit, and I mean that in the best way possible! A financially stable but friendship-challenged guy (who manages to put a ring on a hot blonde) enlists the ultimate, temporary friendship salesman. I'm not really familiar with Kevin Hart's stand-up, but he is rather excellent as Jimmy Callahan aka Bic Mitchum, the faux Best Man. He imbues all his toasts with off-the-cuff humor, crowd-pleasing meet-cutes, researched anecdotes, and unexpected poignancy. I want him as MY Best Man! Jimmy and Doug bonding through dance is hysterical, and the whole soundtrack is bumpin'. The septet of random groomsman is weird yet lovable, and Jimmy's flirtation with Alison, the bride's flinty sister (played by winsome Olivia Thirlby) is subtle and sweet. I was afraid Gretchen, the hot blonde, would just be a one-dimensional nice girl, but revealing her as a gold-digger is just as bad character development. Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting didn't really have any room to play with hot and bland, but maybe she could have played the gold-digger with a bit more sympathetic intention.
While nothing to write home about exactly, "The Wedding Ringer" has quite a few laughs and a surprising amount of heart to make up for it's tired plot. I will say this, be ready to have your head thrown through a loop during the conclusion, because you will think it is both cliched and original due to the twists. Kevin Hart and Josh Gad have great chemistry together which is really what sold the film as a whole for me. After realizing he has no friends to be his groomsmen at his wedding, Doug (Josh Gad) decides to hire a professional best man to plan out his wedding for him and hilarity ensues. While a lot of the film is hit or miss, the hits do hit with style and I was laughing pretty hard throughout. Going into this film, I expected a bland rip-off of "I Love You, Man," and although there are many similarities here, there is enough new to compensate for the old. This film is getting shredded by critics, but I had some fun with it and it is definitely not the complete train wreck it could have been, and quite frankly should have been. Overall, a lot of the jokes are well-written, the cast is great together, but the story just feels old and tired and it is impossible to ignore that aspect. "The Wedding Ringer" is hilariously mediocre. Take that how you will, but I had fun with this film!
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